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American Airlines Just Launched New Nonstop Flights to a Caribbean Island Known for Its Colorful Capital, White-Sand Beaches, and Cosmopolitan Energy

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Curaçao is an island you understand by moving through it. In Willemstad, commuters cross the floating Queen Emma Bridge while water taxis cut across the harbor below. Conversations switch between Papiamentu, Dutch, Spanish and English in the space of a few blocks. Fishing boats still dock near the city center, and neighborhood restaurants fill with […]

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Jamaica's Young Footballers to Train with Spain's Valencia Academy

Above: the briefing at the Spanish Court hotel (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of 190 young footballers in Jamaica will play for the chance to train with Valencia Football Club in Spain this month, as part of the Next Generation Valencia Football Camp, which began today. The programme, which takes place […]

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Jamaica to Acquire Two Firearm Marking Machines from OAS

Above: National Security Minister Peter Bunting (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica, following the lead of a number of Caribbean countries, will soon receive two firearm marking machines to assist its efforts to stem the illegal gun trade. The “Dot Peen” machines, provided by the Organization of American States, place marks on firearms that […]

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Op-Ed: Jamaica's Local Election: The "Shine on the Ball" Illusion

By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor The Jamaican people have answered the call of the People’s National Party (PNP) that they should elect their local councillor candidates to, as Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller termed, “join up the power of government.” The People’s National Party received — as in the recent general election — an overwhelming […]

Jamaica to Acquire Two Firearm Marking Machines from OAS

 Above: the PNP supports the party’s local election win, with National Security Minister Peter Bunting (right) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following its electoral sweep in Jamaica’s general election in December, the People’s National Party took a strong victory in Monday’s local elections. The PNP won 149 seats to the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party’s 76 […]

Jamaica Launches JEEP Programme

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica officially launched its JEEP emergency employment program in a ceremony Thursday afternoon in St Andrew. Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said she had instructed Ministers to “closely review” resources in their ministries and departments to identify potential sub-projects that could produce additional employment. “Under the JEEP, unemployed individuals will […]

Op-Ed: Political Suspense in Jamaica

 By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor It is now the eve of parish council elections in Jamaica. This time it is concurrent with the General Elections in which the PNP (People’s National Party) surprisingly won a mandate over the JLP (Jamaica Labour Party) with skill and political management. The new government is headed by Prime Minister […]

Jamaica's Economic Recovery "Fragile," With Strong Downside Risks: IMF

 Above: IMF Mission Chief for Jamaica Luis Breuer and Jamaican Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff While Jamaica saw positive GDP growth in 2011, following three consecutive years of decline, its recovery remains “fragile,” according to the International Monetary Fund. An IMF mission visited Jamaica from March 8 to March […]

What China and Europe Mean for the Caribbean, from Haiti to Barbados

 By Alexander Britell CHINA AND EUROPE remain the biggest threats to the Caribbean’s economy — that is, Chinese deceleration and European debt. But how vulnerable is the Caribbean to those potential external shocks? A recent study from the Inter-American Development Bank found that the Latin American and Caribbean economy remains resilient in the face of […]

Jamaica Emergency Jobs Plan Underway

 Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Emergency Employment Programme is now underway, with patching, drain cleaning and river training work having commenced in several communities. The projects have begun in Cow Pen, Windsor Road, Thompson Town Road, Alston to Balliston and Bog Walk. Several other programmes, including retaining […]

Former Jamaican PM Andrew Holness Visits St Kitts, Addresses Opposition

 Above: Former Jamaican PM Andrew Holness at the conference By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Jamaican Prime Minister and current Leader of the Opposition Andrew Holness visited St Kitts and Nevis this weekend for a speech to the opposition People’s Action Movement. Holness, who arrived on Friday and departed on Sunday, gave a 20-minute feature […]

Jamaica Plans "Major" Crime Reduction

 Above: National Security Minister Peter Bunting (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A “major” reduction in crime is a “strategic objective” of the Jamaican government, according to National Security Minister Peter Bunting. The Minister, who said tackling crime was an “absolute priority” and that the country needed a drastic shift in its crime-fighting paradigm. […]